For reasons likely logistical but still headache-inducing, the scheduling overlords placed Modest Mouse and Run The Jewels up against each other in the same time slot at opposite ends of the festival. Still, it was ultimately an easy decision. Run The Jewels put out the best album of 2014, and it would’ve felt wrong to retreat to Seattle escapist indie rock given this week’s racially motivated horrors in Charleston. I wanted to hear Killer Mike’s take; I wanted to hear El-P’s biting sarcasm. I also wanted to experience the powerhouse live show that the two can muster from both a deep affection for what they do and also for their fans — two things El touched on near the beginning of the set. Run The Jewels, as it turns out, is an art project, he said before shouting out the blown-up Kanye and Oprah heads on sticks in the crowd. Then, RTJ muscled their way through highlights from their two albums, and only once, before “Lie, Cheat, Steal,” did they dip into politics. “We will always bring with us the ridiculous tragic arrogance America has provided us,” El said before a crowd-initiated “USA!” chant filled the pavilion. Irony has never sounded more fun.